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Francois Botha vs Joe Adams — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Francois Botha

Joe Adams

Francois Botha (48-11-3) and Joe Adams (0-7 across 7 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Botha

48

Wins29 KO · 60%

11

Losses

3

Draws63 tracked bouts

Adams

Tracked record

0–7

counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Botha leads 1–0

Francois Botha and Joe Adams have met 1 time; Botha leads 1–0.

Francois Botha and Joe Adams have met 1 time; Botha leads 1–0.
Met1990Apr 27Series
Francois BothaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Joe AdamsFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Botha 4 · Adams 1 of 5 measurable rows
BothaAdams
Record†
48-11-3 (edge)0-7
Win %0–100%
79.8% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 29
29 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
60.42%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
60%—
Times stopped‡max 9
9
5 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.6
2.6 (edge)
0.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 63
63
7

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Francois Botha: 6′2″
Joe Adams: No height on file
Agenot held
Francois Botha: 58
Joe Adams: No date of birth
Stance
Francois Botha: Orthodox
Joe Adams: Not recorded

Francois Botha left, Joe Adams right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Francois Botha48 wins · from 63 tracked bouts

Francois Botha: 48 tracked wins — 29 by KO/TKO (60%) and 19 on the cards (40%). Counted from 63 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

29 by KO/TKO 60%19 on the cards 40%

Joe Adams0 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Joe Adams: no tracked wins in the 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Adams yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Francois Botha 63, Joe Adams 7 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Francois Botha last boxed on Mar 15, 2014 — 4,602 days ago. Botha had lost six straight.LLLLL

Takam Mar 2012Pianeta Sep 2012Williams Feb 2013Parker Jun 2013Wawrzyk Mar 20142.6 tracked bouts per year

Joe Adams last boxed on Apr 27, 1990 — 13,325 days ago. Adams had lost seven straight.LLLLL

McCrory Nov 1986Watson Nov 1987Morrison Jan 1989Jackson Jul 1989Botha Apr 19900.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Francois Botha and Joe Adams ever fought each other?
Yes. Francois Botha and Joe Adams met once on April 27, 1990, and Francois Botha won by UD.
The meeting

WApr 27, 1990 · Botha · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Botha or Adams?
Francois Botha is 48-11-3 and Joe Adams is 0-7 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Francois Botha has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Botha48–11–379.8%

Adams0–70%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Botha or Adams?
Francois Botha has 29 knockout wins and Joe Adams has 0. Francois Botha has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Botha2960.4%

Adams0

The Numbers ↓
Do Botha and Adams have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Francois Botha and Joe Adams have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Botha and Adams?
This comparison is drawn from 63 bouts tracked for Francois Botha and 7 bouts tracked for Joe Adams. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Botha63bouts

Adams7bouts

How They Win ↓

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